In health care, what is the condition in which an object has not been contaminated with pathogens?

In health care, what is the condition in which an object has been contaminated with pathogens?

What is the process that destroys most, but not all, pathogens and reduces the pathogen count to a level that is considered not infectious?

What is the cleaning measure used to decrease the spread of pathogens and disease by destroying all microorganisms, including those that form spores?

What term describes an item that is to be used only once and then discarded?

What is the method of infection prevention used when caring for persons who are infected or may be infected with certain infectious diseases?

What does MDRO stand for in healthcare?

What is an agent that destroys, resists, or prevents the development of pathogens?

What does it mean to keep something separate, or by itself, in healthcare?

What are microorganisms found in human blood that can cause infection and disease in humans called?

What is the virus that attacks the body’s immune system and gradually disables it, eventually causing AIDS?

What is the inflammation of the liver caused by certain viruses and other factors, such as alcohol abuse, some medications, and trauma?

What is the condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes appear yellow?

What is the federal law that requires that healthcare facilities protect employees from bloodborne health hazards?

What is a plan designed to eliminate or reduce employee exposure to infectious material called?

What is the highly contagious disease caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is carried on mucous droplets suspended in the air?

What is the type of tuberculosis in which the person carries the disease but does not show symptoms and cannot infect others?

What is the type of tuberculosis in which the person shows symptoms of the disease and can spread it to others?

What is the type of tuberculosis that is caused by an organism that is resistant to medication that is used to treat TB?

What is the state in which drugs no longer work to kill specific bacteria?

What is the term for thick mucus from the respiratory passage?

What is an antibiotic-resistant infection to methicillin called?

What are bacteria (enterococci) that have developed resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin called?

What is the bacterium that is spread by spores in feces that are difficult to kill and causes symptoms such as diarrhea and nausea and can lead to serious inflammation of the colon (colitis)?